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That's way too small for a woodworking shop. Lumber and panel goods require space, as do sizable woodworking tools. You don't have any access to the room except through the enclosed room in the shop, which is itself closed off from the outside. This is an issue for both woodworking and for...

What about extending the exsisting roof forward enough to cover your truck? Sort of a car port in front of your overhead door? That way, when you enclose the car port later, you've actually added to the overall size of the shop. Or, do you need frequent access to this door even when your...

Been doing this for years. Take some ribbing from wife and friends for being a Hoarder Who Collects Peanut Butter Jars, but they work great. Wide mouth, clear, strong, disposable if you need them to be. Only down side is they don't stack. If you need many fast, ask your friends to save their...

Put the wall-side of the work bench ON TOP of the 2x6 which is lagged to the studs. Then put your hinges on top of the bench and attached to the studs above the bench. When folded up, the weight is hanging from the hinges on the studs. When down, and being used, the 2x6 is supporting the back...

I should have mentioned that your existing maple butcher block is a jillion times better than the birch butcher top from Menards. I think it's twice as think, made from harder wood, and has character. Heck, if we live close to each other, and you are insistent on getting rid of the maple...

Instead of paint, consider staining the concrete. Looks great, and wears better. Chain fall. Cross ventilation, and exhaust ventilation for CO. Windows for natural light for work benches or other special tasks. Security system. And of course, landscaping!! <that's a joke>

Remove it, take it to a cabinet shop with a big drum sander, and hire them to run it through a few times to flatten the top. Then reinstall over a bed of putty to fill the voids where the wood bowed up. Use a light oil like Boos Block Oil to treat the wood and protect it. Keep in mind the oil...

I use the garage door track as an upper retainer for sheet goods. The wall forms one side of the plywood storage bin, and the overhead track forms the other. You could glue a lip to the floor if worried about plywood sliding out into the shop, but I've never needed to. There is plenty of room...

You made me literally LOL! I know the intelligent point you are making, and you are right, but that was funny as all get out.

The biggest problem with engine hoists is the need to have the legs under the lifted item so the whole thing doesn't tip forward. Not a big problem for pulling an engine, but can be for other crane uses. A buddy modified his to use the front of his jeep as a counter weight for those times...

Great start to your organizing effort! You are inspirational, but I may just sit here a while until that goes away.... You are right about open shelves looking messy, but they are helpful and fast. Two suggestions regarding them: 1. If you have the ceiling height, raise the shelves up on...

Your top looks nice. But, as a woodworker I have to take issue with your comment about smaller than 10 inch boards. Actually, in gluing up a panel, the wider boards tend to be less stable than narrower boards. Thought being the neighboring boards will help offset any movement an individual...

Wood Magazine had a storage idea a few years ago of a tall closet with shelf cleats inside. Your lighter bench top tools would be bolted to dedicated plywood bases that would fit on the cleats in the tall closet. A "keel" was attached under each plywood base. When the tool was needed, you...

Based on my experience, I would not break up the main shop with a tool room. We did that, and now I'd love to have that space back. Over time needs and treasures grow, but available space does not. On the farm we built a huge work shop able to swallow up a combine with the head attached if...